Emails from the Dawn of Time #1

Today, I decided that having a 1GB Outlook .pst file with all my emails in was a bit of overkill, and decided to archive some. I’ve kept virtually all of my emails ever since I left Uni in 1999, and even forwarded on some from there, so I’ve got a few from 1997.

Anyway. In the process of doing the backing up, archiving, and then checking the archive, I had a read through some old messages, and here, for your reading pleasure, is one of them. This is from 2004, and was sent to a group of people who subscribe to one of the newsgroups I frequent:

Wierd question, I know, but is anyone here called Fergus? I just got a
random call from a loony called “Fergus” mumbling something about ICQ
and the internet:

My mobile just rang:

Gruff voice: Hello?
Me: Hi.
Gruff voice: Is that Toby?
Me: Yes, who’s this?
Gruff voice: This is Fergus.
Me: Ok, hi, Why are you calling me?
Fergus : I have your number
Me: Do I know you? I don’t think I know you.
Fergus : Have you ever worked in a bar?
Me: No. Never. Where did you get my number, did you find it on a piece
of paper or something?
Fergus : No.
Me: Where did you get my number from?
Fergus : I have your number from the internet.
Me: Right.
Fergus : I have your number from the internet.
Me: I don’t think I know you, and I don’t think you know me.
Fergus : Have you ever worked in a bar?
Me: No. I think I’m going to hang up now, okay?
Fergus : Ok.
Me: I think that’s best.
Fergus : Ok.
Me: Bye then.
Fergus : Ok. Bye.

I guess he lifted my number from here! :-/
Toby